Buster hyman said
Was this the same hole that was mentioned in the AVV maintenance thread???
Totaly different to the AVV thread.
Tyres on QF flights have burst and done similar damage reported in this thread approx 10 times before. Majority of the time the aircraft continued to its destination, all without (further) incident.
If it has happened on QF 744 fleet it has happened on all other operators fleets which means if it was a problem boeing would have mandated a fix.
So while a hole in the fiber glass wing to body fairings looks aweful it does not pose any safety issues.
I hate to say it but I agree with Geoff Dixon in this case
